Improvement in buggy-bodies



C. P. KIMBALL.

Improvement in Buggy Bodies.

PATENT QEEICE.

CHARLES P. KIMBALL, OF PORTLAND, MAINE.

IMPROVEMENT IN BUGGV-BDlES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 125,817, dated April16, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Bc it known that I, CHARLES I. KIMBALL, of Portland, in the county ofCumberland and State of Maine, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Carriages; and I herebyl declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description ofthe same. reference being had tothe accoml'ianying drawing, which is hereby made a part ot thisspecifica-tion, in Which Figure l shows a View of a carriage-body inperspective, with the motion of the lifting side indicated by dottedlines. Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of a carriage-body, with thelifting part of the side thrown quite up or forward. Fig shows aninside'yew of one side of a carriage-body to show the structure thereof.Fig. 4 is 4an edge view of acarriage-side, showing the manner of iittingthe edge of the lifting Vor moving part ofthe side into the fixed partofthe saine.

Same letters show like parts.

Myinvention relates to that kind of vehicle called boX-buggies, or toany vehicle where the sides extend all 'around the body of thevehicle,s'o a's to form a box or inclosed space for the occupants, theseat, &c. The comfort and beauty otl the carriage'is somewhatcounteracted by a single inconveniencein their use. l refer to thenecessity of being obliged to step over the somewhat high sides, bothwhen entering and stepping out ofthe carriage. On the other hand', it'the sides in front of the seat were left off, and nothing but the.carriagebody constructed between the seat and the dash'er, the characterof the vehicle would be changed, and its usefulness and comfort for manypurposes diminished. When, however, the sides are carried all around thebody of the vehicle, which is always the case in what is termed thebox-buggy, the paint and varnish on the same soon become marred orscarred on the outside by reason of being frequently struck by thefeetof persons getting in and out. My invention consists in hinging orpivoting a partot' the sides in front of the seat, 0r the whole of suchportion, so that the same can be turned up in a vertical plane when aperson is entering or lea-ving the carriage, and then replaced when theneed for its being lifted no longer exists. rlhis will clearly appearfrom the drawing.

A is the body; B, the lifting or turning portion of the sides; C, thehinge or pivot. b a shows the method of joining the edges of the twoparts of the sides at c. D shows acurved guide, titting a slight notchor slot in the front end E to steady the motion of B, and aid insupporting it when in motion or turned up.

I am aware that attempts have been made to obviate the inconvenience ofthe sides ot' boX-buggies, but, owing to the direction and manner inwhich the movable part was turned, have proved useless.

On theinside, 'as at d, a spring-catch may be attached, to hold the`movable part B when shut down,'as in Fig. 1, and so made and arrangedthat an upward pull of the hand, grasp- :pin g a handle or finger-pieceto raise the part Witnesses WM. HENRY CLIFFORD, D. W. SCRIENER.

